Arrival

Getting here

The address, and finding the house

The full address is Margaret Court 109, Raquet Club, San Juan Cosalá, Jalisco, CP 45820.

  • If a map app cannot find the street, search for Raquet Club, San Juan Cosalá instead — the development is far better known than any street inside it.
  • Raquet Club is a gated residential development. Everything you need to get in and reach the door goes out to you in the message we send before your arrival. Keep it on your phone; do not rely on working it out at the entrance.
  • Download the map before you set off so the last turns do not depend on having signal.
  • Message us when you are on your way and roughly when you expect to arrive, so somebody is expecting you.

Margaret Court 109

Things to do / Attractions

Margaret Court 109, Raquet Club, 45820 San Juan Cosalá, Jal.

Coming from Guadalajara airport

Almost everyone arrives through Guadalajara airport, and from there to the lake it is a drive.

  • The usual options are a rental car, a private transfer booked ahead, or an airport taxi. If you would like us to help you arrange a transfer, write to us with your flight details and we will sort it out with you.
  • Ask us how much time to allow for the drive with your particular flight — we would rather give you a real answer than have you guess from a map.
  • Try to make the first trip in daylight. Finding a house in a residential development for the first time is a different experience after dark.
  • Bring some cash with you. It is useful from the first day in the small towns around the lake.
Photo: Oscar Martin Lara González / Google

Getting around: you will want a car

This is the honest headline of the area: Raquet Club is residential and spread out. Nothing much is at the door.

  • The shops, restaurants and nightlife of the lakeside towns are a drive away, not a walk. A rental car makes the stay much easier and much more spontaneous.
  • Without a car, plan on arranging rides. Ask us and we will help you organize transport for the days you need it — it works far better arranged in advance than flagged down on the street here.
  • Carry cash. We have not checked which places around the lake take cards, so assume the small ones may not; rides here run on cash.
  • Assume the lakeside road is dark at night and drive it that way. If you are going out in the evening, decide how you are getting back before you leave.